Reversible trunks



Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REVERSIBLE v TRUNKS Paul Henry Sadowski, Wilmington, Del. Application February 16, 1937, Serial No. 126,068

'2 Claims.

This invention relates broadly to reversible garments and more particularly to reversible trunks, shorts or pants generally but not necessarily used for sports wear, such as in basketball, football, golf, etc. In certain instances, reversibletrunks or sports pants are desirable, not only from a standpoint of convenience and economy but also from a standpoint of comfort and sanitation, assuming the garment is properly constructed withthe foregoing ideas in mind."

It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment of the type specified which may be quickly and easily reversed and used on either side with the same degree of convenience and comfort.

Another object of the invention is to provide reversible trunks, shorts or pants of an improved type particularly adapted for sports wear and so designed as to render the garment easily made and at the same time strong and durable.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages will become more apparent in view of the following description taken in conjunction with the drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a pair of sport trunks constructed in accordance with the features of the present invention, the leg portions of the garment being turned upwardly to expose the inner or opposite side thereof.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the garment of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary edge elevation of the front portion of the garment of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view, particularly showing the preferred type of slide fastener for the fly opening and also a preferred type of belt construction.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 with the fly opening closed and also showing a modified form of belt construction.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line .66 of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a'portion of the front of the garment, particularly showing the slide member for the interlocking or zipper closure.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view in edge elevation of the slide member and finger piece therefor.

Fig. 9 is a view in elevation of a pair of trunks particularly adapted for female sports wear.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the trunks are preferably cut from a one-piece pattern or design and joined at the front and crotch or side of the garment, depending upon whether they are adapted for male or female. :In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5, the garment is adapted for male wear. The outer side 5 of the garment is preferably made of one design or shade while the inner side 6 is preferably made of. a different design or shade. In the preferred construction of the garment as herein shown, the opposite sides comprise individual pieces -of material with padding therebetween at 'certain desired points. Howevenit will be obvious that the trunks could be made in one piece, or of one thickness of material with different patterns or shades on opposite, sides. I prefer to use material of light weight, such as silks, sateen, satin, broadcloth and the like. By referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted there is no joining seam at the back of the trunks, the seam being indicated at l in Fig. 1.

I preferably employ the slide fastening type of closure means, or what are commonly termed zippers, the tapes or stringers bearing the interlocking fastening elements forming part of the closure means being indicated at 8. The closure means is covered and concealed from view on opposite sides of the garment by closure flaps 9 and It), so that regardless of which side the garment is used, the same outward appearance is presented as in Figs. 1 and 5. These closure flaps 9 and I0 can be provided by cutting the pattern so that the contiguous edges of the inner and outer thicknesses of material will overlap at the seam.

The slide closure member or slider is indicated at H, note particularly Figs. 7 and 8, and the finger piece or pull member for the slider is ar ranged so that it may be used with the same degree of facility regardless of which side of the garment is used. To provide for this feature, an upstanding bracket [2 is provided, note particularly Fig. 8, on which the finger piece I3 is loosely mounted, the bracket being clear of the top of the closure member II as well as opposite sides thereof, permitting the finger piece to be swung around to either side of the slide l l.

A reversible belt is also provided, the form shown in Fig. 4 comprising straps l4 and I5 which are attached to the waist band portion of the garment at I6, and adjacent each point of attachment is a slot or slit 11. When using the trunks on one side, the straps are free of the slotsor slits ll, note the position shown in Fig. 4, while when using the trunks on the opposite side, the straps are passed through the slits l'l, note the dotted line position in Fig. 3. Any type of buckle or belt fastener may be used, a conventional type being indicated at I 8. Obviously however, the buckle should be so constructed as to permit the straps to engage with equal facility on either sides of the buckle.

In Fig. 5 another type of belt construction is shown, the upper edge or waist band portion of the trunks in this instance being provided with belt holders l9 and 20 on opposite sides thereof. In this instance a separate or detached belt 2i may be used. Fig. 6 is exaggerated to more clearly bring out the two pieces or thicknesses of material which make up the opposite sides of the garment.

Fig. 9 shows a pair of trunks adapted for female sports wear. In this instance the slide or "zipper" opening is placed at the side as indicated at 22. In this instance, the belt holding straps or loops 23 are of substantially the same construction as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. In other respects, this pair of trunks may be similar to those heretofore described.

Reversible trunks of the foregoing type are particularly adapted for sports wear in schools or colleges. In certain instances, it may eliminate the use of a separate uniform. Thus one individual or player may utilize a single pair of trunks for use with different teams. By having either side usable at will, the garment will have a fresh side always ready for exterior or interior use.

It will be understood that certain minor changes in construction and design may be adopted within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. A pair of reversible trunks made up of two plies of material substantially throughout and having a slit or opening formed in the waist band portion of the garment and extending downwardly to a point below the hip line, slide fastening means including a string of interlocking elements mounted on each side of said opening, a slide member for interlocking and releasing said elements having a reversible finger piece or pull member connected to the upper end thereof and movable from one side of the slide member to the other so as to clear the interlocking elements and render the slide member operable with equal facility from each side of the garment, and concealing or covering flaps overlying said fastening means on both sides of the garment.

2. A pair of reversible trunks made up of a plurality of plies of material substantially throughout and having a slit or opening formed in the waist band portion of the garment and extending downwardly to a point below the hip line, a string of interlocking slide-fastening elements mounted on each side of the center line of said opening, a covering flap extending from each side of said opening and overlying opposite sides of said fastening elements, a slide member for interlocking and releasing said elements having a finger piece or pull member mounted thereon and movable bodily from one side to the other of the slide member whereby the latter is rendered operable with equal facility from each side of the garment.

PAUL HENRY SADOWSKI. 

